One (1998)

Directed by Tony Barbieri
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Starz)

Low-key indie drama examining the lives to two young men at a crossroad. One has just been released from prison and is determined to put his life on track. The other is a promising baseball player but does not seem to care and has no motivation. They use each other in subtle ways, offering a place to live or a ride when needed, but seem determined to keep their friendship. A girl enters one of their lives, the lovely and talented Autumn Macintosh, further straining the relationship. The ending is ironic given the characters but predictable from the start. One question nags me: why didn't he just go to his parole officer when he started getting the threatening letters? It did not fit his character at all to ignore them.